New garden species

Tromatobia lineatoria♀︎

Last update: 5 February 2021


Common

Location Krimpen aan den IJssel, garden
Observations
2020-IV-21


This fancy ichneumonid wasp wandered a little on the window frame, a female Tromatobia lineatoria [1] (validation determination). A new garden species.

This species lays her eggs in spider egg sacks [2].

Tromatobia lineatoria ♀︎
Tromatobia lineatoria ♀︎
Tromatobia lineatoria ♀︎

Literature

1 Nederlands Soortenregister

2 Fitton, M. G., Shaw, M. R., & Gauld, I. D., 1988. Pimpline ichneumon-flies. Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae (Pimplinae).

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